Key facts
- Russia resumed mass attacks across Ukraine on September 9, killing at least 12 people and injuring 66.
- Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and Chernihiv oblasts were targeted.
- Residential buildings, infrastructure, and vehicles were damaged.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 165 out of 196 launched Shahed-type drones.
- President Zelensky called for a stronger international response to the daily strikes.
Russia resumed large-scale missile and drone attacks across Ukraine on September 9, killing at least 12 people and injuring 66. The assaults targeted multiple regions, including Kyiv, Odesa, Kherson, and Kharkiv, damaging residential buildings, infrastructure, and vehicles. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 165 of the 196 Shahed-type drones launched by Russia, with further missile strikes also recorded. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attacks, highlighting the daily reality Russia brings and calling for a stronger international response to prevent continued 'missile and drone terror.' The attacks occurred shortly after a brief pause coinciding with the visit of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. In Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, a strike hit a residential building, injuring five people. Kyiv Oblast reported two deaths and seven injuries, including two children, with 31 sites damaged. Kherson Oblast saw two deaths and 15 injuries, while Odesa Oblast reported two civilian deaths and three injuries after a drone struck the Starokozache international border crossing with Moldova. Kharkiv Oblast recorded one death and four injuries from regional attacks, with an additional six injured in a drone strike on a railway station. Zaporizhzhia Oblast reported one death and seven injuries, Mykolaiv Oblast one death and four injuries, and Chernihiv Oblast one death and three injuries. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast sustained two deaths and 12 injuries.